Senior OT Infrastructure & Connectivity Lead

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks a seasoned OT Infrastructure Lead to manage OT servers, storage, virtualization, edge platforms, and hosting environments across its industrial sites in Saudi Arabia.

You will drive reliability, security, and performance of MES, LIMS, historians, and edge nodes, while leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with cybersecurity and enterprise connectivity groups to align with OT roadmaps and site readiness plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8–12 years of OT infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, hosting, connectivity, network operations, or technology operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain OT servers, storage, virtualization, hosting platforms, and edge compute environments across industrial sites.
• Ensure availability, performance, capacity, and reliability of hosted OT systems including MES, LIMS, historians, and edge nodes.
• Execute routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, backups, lifecycle management, and infrastructure health monitoring activities.
• Ensure OT hosting services support operational continuity, plant availability, and approved digital enablement requirements.
• Lead cross-functional coordination with cybersecurity, infrastructure, site engineering, and enterprise connectivity teams.

Skills

OT infrastructure operations

Industrial compute & edge platforms

SCADA/DCS connectivity

Leadership & vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline

Job description

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks a seasoned OT Infrastructure Lead to manage OT servers, storage, virtualization, edge platforms, and hosting environments across its industrial sites in Saudi Arabia.

You will drive reliability, security, and performance of MES, LIMS, historians, and edge nodes, while leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with cybersecurity and enterprise connectivity groups to align with OT roadmaps and site readiness plans.